HELEN George is a best known as an actress, but has also enjoyed success success in the competitive worlds of singing and dancing.
Helen is most famous for role as nurse Trixie Franklin in Call the Midwife — here we take a look at her life and career.
Who is Helen George?
Helen Elizabeth George was born on June 19, 1984 in Birmingham, England.
The actress told the Metro that as a child she harboured ambitions of becoming a professional long jumper — as well as wanting to be the first female manager of Aston Villa football club.
However, Helen soon discovered her love for musical theatre.
She is a graduate of both the Royal Academy of Music, London, and the Birmingham School of Acting.
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Who does Helen George play in Call the Midwife?
Helen plays nurse Trixie Franklin in BBC One's Call the Midwife, and was trained in 1950s medical techniques to prepare for the role.
During the first series she practised delivering babies at home — with her husband taking the role of a pregnant woman and her Yorkshire Terrier being the 'baby'.
In the show her character is an alcoholic and regularly attends AA meetings.
The actress was pregnant during the filming of series 7 of the show.
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Her character made an emotional exit after Helen's baby bump began to show and could no longer remain hidden.
To create a plausible exit for her, Nurse Trixie was seen seeking help after spiralling back into alcoholism.
Is Helen George married and does she have children?
Helen married actor Oliver Boot, who she met on the set of Hotel Babylon, in December 2012.
In August 2015 the couple confirmed their split — they are currently separated, but not divorced.
Fiction blurred with reality when Helen started dating her former Call the Midwife co-star Jack Ashton, who played Rev Thomas, in 2016.
They have two daughters together — Wren Ivy, six, and Lark, who turns two in November, with her ex partner and co-star.
Helen spoke about what connected them after the birth of her Lark, saying: "You’re on set for a long time every day and you don’t get to see many other people.
"We are like-minded people who understand the industry, the career and the long hours."
Helen and jack broke up earlier this year after being together for seven years.
Helen shared the sad news in a statement online: "Some months ago, we separated.
"Our two beautiful girls remain the focus and I respectfully ask for privacy for this next chapter."
And it seems history may be repeating itself, as George was recently spotted leaving co-star Olly Rix’s home.
The actors, who play on-screen lovers Trixie Franklin and Matthew Aylward, are said to have been comforting each other following both splitting from their partners.
On the morning on November 5, Olly, 36, was spotted at his West London house, from which Helen, 39, was later seen emerging.
Helen lives ten miles away in East London.
What else has Helen George starred in?
George got her first acting role just two weeks after graduating in the hit play The Woman in White.
She was also a backing singer on Elton John's tour, performing at Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall.
In 2016 she starred in the music video for Birdy's cover of 1901.
Helen competed in the 13th series of Strictly Come Dancing, and was partnered with professional dancer Aljaz Skorjanec.
She consistently scored highly with the judges, but came sixth in the overall competition after losing out on the public vote.
In 2022 she starred in ITV drama DI Ray.
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